THINGS I HAVE LEARNED about quilting:

1. Measure TWICE cut once...
2. Don’t cut till your absolutely sure you measured correctly..
3. I cant sew a STRAIGHT ¼ line to save my life...
4. Due to Number 3 – sewing a scant ¼ would not be favorable either in my lifetime...
5. When your rotary cutter states SHARP on the package, it REALLY is...
6. Pins hurt when you forget to pick them up off the floor....
7. My corner/points will never ever be as perfect as yours, so Im not going to compete with you…
8. Due to Number 7, ‘Scrappy’ is my best friend
9. All nighters usually end up with A LOT of mistakes and one wonky quilt..
10. While in ‘quilting’ mode, Laundry doesn’t get done, dishes don’t get washed. So you better head out to Wally world and buy yourself some underwear, it’ll be a while… oh yea and grab dinner too!!!
11. In the quilting world of scrappy quilts, UGLIES are a must- the uglier the better…
12. Uglies can be beautiful when its cut small enough to actually see how ugly it really is….
13. 99.9% of the time I will have a thread and or a fabric snippets somewhere on my body…
14. You have a greater chance of locating me by following the trail of fabric snippets i've dropped along the way..
15. When your machine is having a bad day, plan on having one too..



So, what have you learned lately??? (this is all in good fun)

Read the directions silently to yourself. Then read them again, out loud. Then just to be sure, read them again!!

The more you want to work on your project - the more that others will want - like clean clothes, meals prepared, the house presentable - - -

18. Dont sew your finger.. :shock:

I've heard that before, I get a good giggle every time I see this :)

Surrounding yourself with other quilters gives you a sense of belonging, and inspires you in your craft!

When you are measuring twice, make sure you know what your measurement is supposed to be!

OMG! Ive done that ooopsie too !!! :shock:

I LOVE this!!! It's SO true!!!!

Ummm - that does help! (Ask me how I know - on second thought, never mind!)